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How small businesses can manage hazardous waste: A guide

Amanda Wilson Waste Management & Environmental

Many small businesses are not even aware that they generate hazardous waste. Hazardous waste is any solid, liquid or gas that is either chemically or biologically treated, burned, incinerated, or recycled. Some companies dispose this waste directly into barren landmasses, rivers, and streams, which can cause serious environmental and health implications.

New Economic Policy Institute report looks at the effects of COVID-19 on…

Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk Management

COVID-19 has revealed the economic and health crises facing Latinx workers. The stark details are in a new report from the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. According to the report authors, the distress of Latinx workers exceeds that of their white counterparts. In the 35-44 age group, for example, Latinx workers are nearly nine times as likely to die from COVID-19 as whites are.

Study: Researchers search for better ways to nix inventory errors

Gail Short Retail

You log onto your favorite retailer's app to look for that must-have pair of sneakers you want to buy. The shopping site says shoes are in stock. But when you arrive at the store, an empty shelf says otherwise. Inventory errors like this frustrate customers and can eventually lead to dwindling customer loyalty and lost sales, says Rafay Ishfaq, Ph.D., the W. Allen Reed associate professor of supply chain management at Auburn University's Harbert College of Business.

How nice is nice enough to justify carrying the weakest link?

Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk Management

An old TV show featured teams where the "weakest links" were kicked off until only one person was left standing. These weak links were judged as being the smallest asset to the team and presented the biggest liability to the team's success. In the TV show, the weakest link was decided by the number of correct answers to factual questions. What measures could be effectively used to judge your organization’s weakest link?

Understanding the risk mindset

Dr. David Hillson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

We all know that how we think determines what we do. This is particularly true when we are considering how to act towards risk. When we face uncertainty, we’re not always rational. Instead we fall back on deep-seated values and feelings about risk, which can often lead to unexpected results. We react rather than respond, driven by gut-level influences instead of thought-through reasoning.

How to review — and improve — your brand’s social commerce metrics…

Lisa Mulcahy Marketing

As a digital marketer, you know all too well that communicating your brand strength during this ongoing pandemic is rife with challenges. Yet, there are still ways to make progress during this time and boost the bottom line. A key move to make now, and on a regular basis as the COVID-19 crisis continues, is to take a thorough measurement of your social commerce metrics.

Who invited micromanagement?

Robert C. Harris Association Management

Do we unwittingly invite the board to micromanage the association? The orientation describes governance roles. But some directors slip into micromanagement. The board sets vision and direction in a strategic plan. Committees advance initiatives from the plan. Staff implement the vision with a program of work. What triggers directors to drop from governance to micromanagement?

How delusional altruism thwarts philanthropic impact

Kris Putnam-Walkerly Business Management, Services & Risk Management

As philanthropists seek to change the world, many need to get out of their own way. By that I mean that, too often, philanthropists see the change they want to create but prevent themselves from acting on it. And what’s worse, most don’t even realize they’re doing this. That’s because they suffer from "delusional altruism." Delusional doesn’t mean crazy. Not at all. It means deceptive, even distractive.

Minimizing waste that occurs in most industry filling equipment

Michelle Pudlo Manufacturing

Industry waste is abundant, and it grows every year, as most industry filling equipment produces some waste. Minimizing waste with most industry filling equipment is a fantastic way to cut down on potential waste management costs, streamline efficiency, and improve overall workflow. In this article, we’re going to discuss industry filling equipment waste, how it occurs, why it occurs, and how we can reduce waste efficiently and cost-effectively.

Order, disorder, light, and other subtle influences on performance and…

Thalma E. Lobel Marketing

One of the environmental factors that influences our behavior and our performance is orderliness. Most of us agree that it is more pleasant to work in an organized, neat room. An organized workspace also saves time since it is easier to find things. So, are neater people more productive? Maybe, studies show, but messiness has its advantages, too — especially for creative thinkers. Psychologist Thalma E. Lobel shares fascinating insights.

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